UPCOMING EVENTS

February 5th– Black History Month Performance 5:30

February 14th-

Jump Rope for Heart Parent Volunteers Needed!!!

See Mr. Rojas for details

Winter 2013

Character Counts! 

CITIZENSHIP.

Do your share to make your school, community & world a better place.

Take responsibility for your actions.

Help take care of the environment.

Treat other people with respect and dignity.

Follow the rules of your home, school, & community.

Parent Reminder:

Please talk with your child about the importance of

following rules at school. Woodberry Hills was very busy during the month of December! In honor of the character word of the month “Caring”, students demonstrated acts of kindness as they participated in a canned food drive. Cans of food were collected and donated to God’s Storehouse in Danville. Students enjoyed gathering cans of food for this wonderful cause. Classrooms competed to bring in the most cans. Mrs. McKinney’s 5th grade class was the winner with 162 cans. Mrs. Goodbar’s second grade was second with 113 cans. The total collected by the school was 942 cans!! Everyone enjoyed bringing in their cans and placing them under the tree in the front of the building. This was a wonderful opportunity for students to learn to care for others through service.

Students in Ms. Goodbar’s homeroom proudly show off their donations!

Mrs. Dawson & Mr. Rojas pose with a few students from the winning homeroom!

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We are learning to read and write! Hugging our school for American Education Week!

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Encourage your child to READ! Helping your child become a reader is the single most important thing that you can do to help the child to succeed in school—

and in life. The importance of reading simply can't be overstated. Reading helps

children in all school subjects. More important, it is the key to lifelong learning.

Here are some tips on how to help your child become a reader.

Start early. When your child is still a baby, reading aloud to him should become part of your daily routine. At first, read for no more than a few minutes at a time, several times a day. As your child grows older, you should be able to tell if he wants you to read for longer periods. As you read, talk with your child. Encourage him to ask questions and to talk about the story. Ask him to predict what will come next. When your child begins

to read, ask him to read to you from books or magazines that he enjoys.

Make sure that your home has lots of reading materials that are appropriate for your child. Keep books, magazines and news-papers in the house. Reading ma-

terials don't have to be new or expensive. You often can find good books and maga-zines for your child at yard or library sales. Ask family members and friends to consider giving your child books and magazine sub-scriptions as gifts for birthdays or other spe-cial occasions. Set aside quiet time for fami-ly reading. Some families even enjoy read-ing aloud to each other, with each family member choosing a book, story, poem or article to read to the others.

Show that you value reading. Let your child see you reading for pleasure as well as for per-forming your routine activities as an adult—reading letters and recipes, directions and in-structions, newspapers, computer screens and so forth. Go with her to the library and check out books for yourself. When your child sees that reading is important to you, she is likely to decide that it's important to her, too.

Source: US Department of Education

For more information visit: www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/

succeed/part4.html

BE A GERM BUSTER BUSTER!

Well it’s that time of year again...colds and flu are everywhere! Please keep the spread of germs to a minimum by remembering: Cover your coughs and

sneezes with a tissue or handker-chief.

Clean your hands often with soap and water or alcohol based clean-ers.

Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth.

Avoid close contact with people who are sick.

Stay home when you are sick to prevent the spread of germs.

Please keep your child home from school if they have a fever or signs of the flu.

Elves in Training Students in Ms. Beach’s class enjoyed writing letters to Santa to apply for available elf positions this past holiday season. They had to let Santa

know that they had what it takes to be a responsible elf!

Students diligently work on their applications for Santa!

Ms. Scott Super Citizen

Dwayne King

Ms. Scott Shining Star

Jennelle Stamps

Russell Jackson

Isaiah Graves

Dwayne King

Ethan Purnell-Cisneros

Ms. Scott Outstanding Effort

Jenna Gump

Isaih Buckley

Jasmine Stamps

Ms. Lowe’s Super Citizen

Palzee Kies

Ms. Lowe’s Outstanding Effort

Palzee Kies

Keandre Daniels

Tyriek Daniels

Tristan Tompkins

Jalen Long

Parrish Tinsley

Jaree Glass Ms. Lowe’s Shining Star

Palzee Kies

Keandre Daniels

Tyriek Daniels

Tristan Tompkins

Jalen Long

Parrish Tinsley

Jaree Glass

Ms. Lane’s Super Citizen

Jordan Edmunds

Ms. Lane’s Outstanding Effort

Aaron Waddell

Caleb Pritchett

Tyrian Crews-Crawley

Demetrius Mangum

Jordan Edmunds

Ms. Lane’s Citizenship

Jiavonni Smith

Demetrius Mangum

Kindergarten Super Citizen

Kalie Smithey

Kadeidra Sydnor-Warner

Daveiah Coleman

Genesis Marsh

Kindergarten Shining Star

TyKaijah Goode

Shaniyah Jeffries

Shanaria McCain

Javien Pittrell

Kalie Smithey

Jonah Taylor

Rhianna Craft

Saniya Howard

Aaron Webb

Xzayevion Saunders

Jared Carter-Daniel

Edgerryn Cobbs

Shakira Jones

Shadiyah McLaughlin

Cameron Thaxton-Motley

Jaela Oliver

Taziya Oliver

Reginald Petty

Jeremiah Saunders

Kadeidra Sydnor-Warner

TyQuerion Preston

Shaiindia Walters

Da’Naiyah Dickerson

Marcus Giggetts

Z’Mariah Lipford

Demarjae Moore

James Barksdale

Isaiah Candy

Janeya Cobbs

Daveiah Coleman

Sahleya Deshazo

Monyari Deshazor

Chase Lewis

Genesis Marsh

Shayla McLaughlin

Ty’Shunti Smith Tasia Tarpley

Jukhy Thomas

Tomias Thompson

Tristan Tucker

Charity White

Denizha Wimbush

Kindergarten Outstanding Effort

TyKaijah Goode

Tmya Coleman

TyMarquis Kershaw

Lanasha Lawson

Imoni Snipes

Leondria Clax

First Grade Super Citizen

Tavieon Poole

Maya Chappell

Kamryn Watkins

First Grade Shining Star

Ailani Bautista

Angelina Coleman

Nyshun Grahan

Atticus Hawke

Annalise Moran

Tavieon Poole

Talha Verjovkins

Sa’nya Brandon

Dai’Shaundria Giggetts

Casyn Lewis

Christian Lewis

James Long

William Meyer

Jaedyn Rose

De’Sean Kilcrest

Jada Morris

Ryan Miller

Calaysia Moore

Cyuniyia Short

Teagen Moore

Almira Shaw

Tymondre Womack

First Grade Outstanding Effort

Nyshun Graham

Isaiah Graves

Tyray Harris

Maya Chappell

Shateameya Glenn

Jamontes Hairston

Amario Henry

Trevon Rodgers

J’shaun Bennett

Isiah Carter

Second Grade Super Citizen

Reagan Sutton

Tiyler Jones

Samiya Davis

Second Grade Shining Star

Kyheim Mahan

Tiyler Jones

KaeVion Cottingham

Levi Harmon

Second Grade Outstanding Effort

Darnell Poke

Reagan Sutton

Kyheim Mahan

Jarel Hicks

Shaunkis Glenn

Arsenal Williams

Third Grade Super Citizen

Samone Deshazo

Sage Trammell

Ky’Irea Ferguson

Third Grade Straight A’s

Aisha Ahmad

Andrew Ayers

Third Grade Honor Roll

Alazia Craft

Demarrion Kirby

Christian Adams

Cestihny Bennett

Taj Carter

Melissa Morales-Cisneros

Ky’Irea Ferguson

Jayla Rose

Lorianna Elliott

Denasia Garland

Asia King

Tazionna Roberts

Third Grade Outstanding Effort Wesley Clairborne

Mario James-Hernandez

Wenzell Terry

Mario Jaimes-Hernandez

Amando Bautista

Christian Beard

Fourth Grade Super Citizen

Shaneya Snipes

Shauntasia Walton

JaQuavien Harris

Fourth Grade Honor Roll

Zahra Errecalde-Gil

Taskyya Ferrell

Brandon Ledezma Lopez

Dylan Phelps

Fourth Grade Outstanding Effort

Jamiah May

Shaneya Snipes

Kensley Waller

Tashaya Bennett

Jakuantez Henry

T’nyia Cunningham

Mikhaile Broadus

C’Asia Cunningham

DaQuenta Ferrell

Fifth Grade Super Citizen

Daniel Hampton

Ebony Jackson

Micale Wilson

Fifth Grade Straight A’s

Daniel Hampton

Lauren Smith

Fifth Grade Honor Roll

Tamira Bennett

Aliyana Calvey

Taylor Hill

Sha’Miya Smith

Nayeli Vazquez

Ashlee Jones

Shakya Medley

Maegan Tate

Fifth Grade Outstanding Effort

Austin McCoy

Jaheim Oliver

LaQuan Fitzgerald

Maddison Miller

Luis Aquilar-Mendoza